Modify Settings

This section covers how to change the application preferences and set the project storage location.

Change Application Preferences

Application preferences are set on your device and apply to all users who sign into that device. From the Application Preferences screen, you can modify the unit and map preferences and determine whether Uinta automatically syncs cloud projects. 

To modify the application preferences,

  1. Open the menu and select Settings.
  2. Tap Preferences.
  3. Modify the following settings.
Application Preferences  
Field Setting
Unit preferences Select Imperial or Metric. The unit preferences appear in the application display and data export.
Distance units
  • Dynamic (default): Select this option if you want Uinta to automatically switch between units based on distance. For example, Uinta will use meter for smaller distances and kilometer for larger distances.
  • Specific unit: Select a specific unit, such as meter or kilometer, if you want all measurements use that unit, regardless of distance.
Area units
  • Dynamic (default): Select this option if you want Uinta to automatically switch between units based on the area size. For example, Uinta will use square meter for small areas and hectare for large areas.
  • Specific unit: Select a specific unit, such as square meter or square kilometer, if you want all measurements to use that unit, regardless of area size.
Map zoom buttons Hide or show the zoom and rotate buttons in Map View. Select Hide, Show zoom buttons, or Show zoom & rotate buttons.
Map geometry limit Enter the maximum number of geometry elements that can be visible on the map. Decreasing this number can improve performance on resource-constrained devices.
Auto sync
  • Select Auto Sync (default) if you want Uinta to automatically sync cloud projects. 
  • Clear Auto Sync if you want to manually sync cloud projects.
  1. Tap Save changes.

Set Project Storage Location

To set project storage location,

  1. Open the menu and select Settings.
  2. Tap Advanced.
  3. To set the projects folder, tap Browse in Project Folder. Locate the desired storage folder and tap Select Folder.
  4. To set the local documents folder, tap Browse in Local Documents Folder. Locate the desired storage folder and tap Select Folder.
  5. Tap Save to save your settings. 

To undo the customized settings, tap Reset to Defaults.